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How NFL Trackers Could Permanently Change Football

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was just the play that took the wind out of the New York Giants’ sails in their Monday night game against the Detroit Lions at MetLife Stadium. Rookie Jamal Agnew fielded a punt less than a minute into the fourth quarter, dodged seven Giants players and ran what was called […]

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Grabyo Teams Up With Opta Sports To Create Automated Highlights

A new partnership agreement has been announced between Grabyo and Opta Sports to make the creation, management and distribution of soccer highlights automated for broadcasters and publishers. The deal sees Grabyo, a cloud-based video production, editing and distribution platform, integrating real-time data from Opta Sports, one of the most respected sports data companies in the […]

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How Sports Teams With New Venues Are Managing Fan Data

It’s a bit of an understatement to say professional sports teams have a lot of data to manage. Without the right system to house the data, teams fall behind in terms of connecting the analytical dots. SSB works with sports leagues and franchises to create a so-called data warehouse, making numbers usable from an analytics […]

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How AFL’s Collingwood Expanded Data Storage And Analysis Capabilities

Collingwood Football Club of the Australian Football League has started using Pure Storage’s FlashArray//M system in a VMware vSphere environment, giving it a data platform to analyze a variety of player performance-based information in real-time. Using on-field sensors, the club monitors kicks, marks, handballs and scoring sources for each team on the field. After matches, […]

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